HENRYVILLE — Eastern ousted Clarksville 25-19, 25-11, 25-6 in the final first-round match of the Class 2A Henryville Sectional on Thursday night.

FLOYDS KNOBS — Tournament favorite Providence got off to a good start with a 25-12, 25-5, 25-13 sweep of Jennings County in the first round of the Class 4A Floyd Central Sectional tournament on Thursday night.

ELIZABETH — Rock Creek was in top form — at least in the first two sets of a sweep of Shawe Memorial — in the Class A South Central Sectional on Thursday night. 

SELLERSBURG — Silver Creek steamrolled its way into the sectional semifinals. 

It may be hard to believe, but the final week of the regular season is upon us. 

CLARKSVILLE — Providence senior Alex Lancaster remembers the feeling he had stepping on the pitch in downtown Indianapolis for the Class A state championship boys' soccer game as a freshman in 2016. While the Pioneers came up short against Mishawaka Marian, he wants to help the Pioneers get back.

Following its loss at Brownstown Central last Friday, the Silver Creek football team dropped out of the Class 4A Top 10 in the new Associated Press polls released Tuesday. The Dragons, however, were still among those receiving votes.

SELLERSBURG — Christian Academy was pushed, but the Warriors were up to the challenge in a 26-24, 22-25, 25-16, 25-20 win over Corydon Central in the first round of the Class 3A Silver Creek Sectional on Tuesday night. 

HENRYVILLE — After a slow start to the season earmarked by illness and injuries, Henryville appears to be rounding into form at just the right time. 

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CLARKSVILLE — Providence volleyball success is not a new phenomenon, but this year's Pioneers begin their quest this week to accomplish something new. Coach Terri Purichia's squad will look to add a Class 4A state championship trophy to pair with the 2A version the Pioneers won in 2016.

At least one title streak will come to an end this week in the Class 3A Silver Creek Sectional. 

SEYMOUR — Evan Scott and Luke Hesse both had hat tricks to lead Providence to an 11-0 win over the host Cougars in the Class A Trinity Lutheran Sectional final Saturday. 

FLOYDS KNOBS — Saturday’s Class 3A Floyd Central Sectional final was all about the opportunities. 

Pairings for the 47th Annual IHSAA Football State Tournament were released Sunday evening. 

SEYMOUR — Floyd Central claimed a fourth straight girls' soccer sectional title Saturday.

JASPER — Fourth-ranked Floyd Central had one of its toughest tests of the boys' tennis season in the Jasper Semistate on Saturday against Columbus North.

CLARKSVILLE — After a slow start, Providence responded to take down Trinity Lutheran 1-0 in Saturday night's Class A Providence Sectional final. 

HANOVER — The Charlestown girls’ cross country team toed the starting line Saturday morning at Hanover College knowing the upcoming 5,000 meters with some butterflies in their stomachs.

MARENGO — As expected, Floyd Central rolled to a pair of sectional titles at Saturday’s Crawford County Sectional. 

CHARLESTOWN — Marion Lukes put an exclamation point on Charlestown’s Senior Night celebration Friday night at Dutch Reis Field.

FLOYDS KNOBS — For the Floyd Central football team, a constant drizzle made the football seem like a wet banana.

MADISON — Myles Johnson had 20 carries for 110 yards to lead New Albany to a 40-0 victory Friday in high school football action against Madison.

JEFFERSONVILLE — Host Jeffersonville scored 30 unanswered points against Jennings County on Friday night at Blair Field to gain a 54-29 win and edge over the .500 mark in Hoosier Hills Conference play.

CORYDON — Junior Dae’von Fuqua made game-changing plays on both sides of the ball, and he wasn’t the only hero for Clarksville, as the Generals picked up their second win of the season — 34-29 over host Corydon Central in a Mid-Southern Conference game Friday night.

BROWNSTOWN — Brownstown Central dashed Silver Creek’s dreams of an unbeaten regular season and, most likely, its hopes for a Mid-Southern Conference title too Friday night.

• Charlestown's Marion Lukes surpassed 5,000 yards with a 37-yard touchdown run on the second play from scrimmage for the Pirates, who won their sixth straight game with a 20-6 win against Salem. 

The marquee matchup of Week 8 is also the marquee matchup of the season so far. 

Clark and Floyd County cross country teams and runners begin the postseason Saturday with a variety of goals.

CLARKSVILLE — After topping Christian Academy 2-0 in a strong performance Thursday, Providence advanced to the Class A Providence Sectional championship.

CARMEL — Floyd Central clinched a share of its fourth straight Hoosier Hills Conference title and recorded its 11th consecutive win with a 25-14, 25-9, 25-9 victory at Madison on Thursday night. 

SEYMOUR — Marlea Ferber sealed it with a kiss. Again.

Floyd Central has won five boys' soccer sectional titles in the past six seasons.

SELLERSBURG — Floyd Central had the look of the No. 4 team in the state Wednesday. Just ask Jeffersonville, which was on the losing end of a 5-0 match in the finals of the Silver Creek Regional.

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CLARKSVILLE — Providence made a statement in the opening round of its Class A Providence Sectional, dominating Southwesten for an 8-0 victory.

SEYMOUR — Led by Lane Hancock and Yonelson Alvarez, Christian Academy advanced in the first round of the Class A Trinity Lutheran Sectional with a 5-0 win over Rock Creek on Tuesday.

FLOYD KNOBS — New Albany showed up defensively in its 1-0 win over Jeffersonville in the opening round of the Class 3A Floyd Central Sectional on Tuesday.

SEYMOUR — New Albany’s girls soccer team had the vibe of a team confident it could pull off the upset of rival Floyd Central in Tuesday’s first-round matchup in the Class 3A Seymour Sectional.

NEW ALBANY — Christian Academy girls’ coach Brett O’Loughlin and his daughter, Reilley, a senior midfielder for the Warriors, put a double-team on Emma Fletcher in the preseason in an effort to get her to join the squad. 

SELLERSBURG — Late in the regular season Borden coach Josh Nale said Silver Creek was going to be a “big mountain to climb” in the sectional. 

Charlestown senior football standout Marion Lukes flipped his college commitment over the weekend. 

SALEM — Charlestown made some history Saturday behind personal-best performances from each of its top five girls’ runners in the Mid-Southern Conference Championship. The Pirates secured the first MSC title in 32 years with 40 points, comfortably defeating Corydon Central by 23 points. Silve…

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Charlestown standout senior running back Marion Lukes announced his decommitment to Eastern Kentucky University and his commitment to Central Michigan on Twitter on Sunday. 

MADISON — Christian Academy dropped the first set, but bounced back to beat host Madison 19-25, 25-19, 25-19, 25-20 on Saturday. 

BORDEN — A good day of races helped Borden come away with a pair of Southern Athletic Conference titles at the Borden Community Park on Saturday. 

MADISON — Floyd Central swept Hoosier Hills Conference titles Saturday at Hanover College.

Lanesville had New Albany on the ropes but the host Bulldogs battled to win 3-2 in the championship match of the New Albany Sectional on Friday evening.